WI: Earlier Trans-Sahara Camel Caravans

[Orisha91]

Ummm.... OK, you have lots of things the mediterranean countries might want.
What's going the other direction?

Here's what I think the southern part of the trade caravan might want. This is in no particular order:

-Probably would want to import different horse breeds.
-Rock salt from the Sahara.
-Wine.
-Date fruits.
-Glassware.
-Incense from the northeast.
-Blank Papyrus.
-Scrolls.
-Importing the art of making mosaics
-Artwork (Paintings, sculpture, northern jewelry, etc)
-Fine Pottery



If there habitat was more expansive than modern day OTL , I would include another Old world monkey Sahelian export: the Drill.
That and the Mandril should fetch great prices up north; Very distinctive appearances and somewhat large.

 

[DominusNovus]

Historically the main item was salt.
Also cloth, beads, and metal goods, but salt is at the top of every list I've seen.

Yup. I don’t know how long this was the case, but salt was traded on a 1:1 ratio with gold. Of course, the Saharan trade cities were the source of said salt, and they would trade with the Med for everything *they* wanted, buying with the gold that the Sahel states traded to them for their salt.

As I understand the trade.